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Sangatte surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Sangatte sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sangatte today?
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 82 | 69 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 5.78 | 8:57PM 5.75 | 9:20AM 5.87 | 9:51PM 5.87 | 10:11AM 6.04 | 10:37PM 6.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:29AM 2.50 | 3:02PM 2.34 | 3:33AM 2.52 | 4:06PM 2.31 | 4:34AM 2.41 | 5:03PM 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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